For years it had been turning old snowboards into skates to bomb hills when snow and surf was hard to find. Arbor rode at odd hours and freaked a few people out. In the end, those late nights launched a program that now offers a huge range of shapes for all types of skating. As you would expect, materials, shaping, art, and design all come together in the same tradition as its snowboards. Arbor Skateboards – handmade, quality woodcraft.

Since day one, The Arbor Collective has donated to groups that protect and restore forests. They call this program “Returning Roots.”

Their donations primarily go to preserving the Koa forests of Hawaii, which allows them to give back to the planet, and to the people and place that gave us surfing, skateboarding, and snowboarding. The native Hawaiians invented surfing as early as 1,000 years ago, on boards made from Koa wood. The sports we love today tie directly to this heritage. The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative is our principal Returning Roots partner. This group is not just planting trees; they’re thoroughly rebuilding forests from the ground up. As of today, they’ve planted over 300,000 Koa trees, on 800 acres of former forestland, with the full range of native understory plants. The Hawaiian Legacy Reforestation Initiative is helping Arbor to do our part in the protection of forests, while we strike an important balance with our use of sustainably sourced materials.

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Arbor Boards 

BAMBOO COLLECTION

Arbor Skateboards has been using Bamboo in board construction for over a decade. Bamboo is one of the strongest, lightest, and most renewable building materials on the planet. This Collection offers sustainably produced skateboards with the unique style, performance, and durability that only Bamboo offers. The boards available in the Bamboo Collection are the Timeless 42, Axis 40, Fish 37, Zeppelin, Sizzler, and Pocket Rocket.

ARTIST COLLECTION – FLORIAN SCHOMMER

The new Arbor Skateboards Artist Collection features the work of Berlin, Germany based illustrator, Florian Schommer. Florian’s artistic style is heavily influenced by skateboard and punk rock culture, making him a natural fit to partner with on this year’s Collection. The Artist Collection features five different shapes; the Pocket Rocket, Pilsner, Dropcruiser, Catalyst, and Axis. All boards showcase unique illustrations from Florian Schommer.

PHOTO COLLECTION – NICK LIOTTA

Arbor Skateboards has launched its 2017 Photo Collection featuring the work of surf photographer and friend, Nick Liotta.The Photo Collection is an annual collaboration with a Photographer whose work Arbor admires. The year’s Collection showcases some of the incredible landscapes Nick has captured on his travels around the globe shooting the worlds top surfers. The Photo Collection brings together five of Arbor best selling shapes; the Timeless, Axis, Dropcruiser, Rally, and Pilsner. Each board is made with a sustainably sourced Black Walnut deck and Hardrock Maple plies.